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The Secret Life of Adkins

Photographs by Kellen McCluskey, on View through June 29 at Adkins Arboretum

You can lose yourself in Kellen McCluskey’s large-scale
photographs of bees, blossoms, birds and trees. In her show

“ e Secret Life of Adkins,” on view in the Visitor’s Center
at Adkins Arboretum through June 29, this Centreville
artist captures stunningly intimate views of the Arboretum
through all the seasons of the year.
McCluskey has been shooting photographs at the

Arboretum ever since she joined its sta in 2015. Although
she has held several positions over the years, she currently

serves in Development and is the Arboretum’s rst Sta
Photographer, a role she relishes because it gives her the
unique opportunity to take photographs in nature at all
times of day and in every season.
For more than 25 years, she has been taking photos of the
natural world with a digital camera using available light
without arti cial enhancements or specialized equipment.

While her photographs are featured in the Arboretum’s
brochures, calendars and weekly newsletter emails, this rst

solo exhibition of her work o ers a chance to see how her
skills, sensitivity and knowledge of the ora and fauna of the

Adkins landscape have coalesced to create a breathtaking Nature photographer, Kellen McCluskey, says, “Color! I love color,
portrait of the richness and bounty of the natural world. and I’m always on the hunt for anything that deviates from leaf green
or bark brown.”
ere’s magic in McCluskey’s photos,

Do you need as there is in all of nature, and “ e
Secret Life of Adkins” is a show that
stirs a sense of wonder and curiosity
POOL WATER about what’s to be discovered when
you slow down and really look.
to et your summer McClusky spends most of her days
at the Arboretum and has such an
fun started? intimate knowledge of its varied
landscapes and the cycles of its

seasons. is show is an invitation to
to search them out for yourself.
W e can l l your ne w o r is t i ng po o l ! is show is part of Adkins
We can ll your new or isting pool!

Arboretum’s ongoing exhibition series
of work on natural themes by regional
artists. It is on view through June 29 at
the Arboretum Visitor’s Center located
No matter the size of your pool, at 12610 Eveland Road near Tuckahoe
State Park in Ridgely. Contact the
we can get you lled up! Arboretum at 410-634-2847, ext. 100
or info@adkinsarboretum.org for
Murphy Transport Inc. gallery hours.
410-634-2300 A 400-acre native garden and preserve,
Adkins Arboretum provides exceptional
421 W Belle Road, PO Box 6, experiences in nature to promote
Ridgely, MD 21660
environmental stewardship.
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